iPhones accounted for 62% of total global sales of premium smartphones (US$ 400 and above). iPhone users make a profitable users segment of smartphone users, making iOS app development very profitable. In this presentation, I compare the two prominent frameworks for iOS app development: Swift vs React Native. What are Swift and React, their pros and cons, and which popular apps are built on Swift/ React? I also compare Swift and React Native on several parameters such as UI, speed of coding, development cost, performance, etc. For more, read our blog on Swift vs React Native for iOS app development: https://markovate.com/blog/swift-vs-react-native/

1. Swift vs React Native: Which is best for your iOS app?
SWIFT VS
REACT NATIVE

2. INTRO
iPhones accounted for 62% of the global
sales of premium smartphones ($400+) in Q1
2022.
Over 200 million iPhones were sold in 2021
alone.
iPhone users make a premium market
segment of smartphone users, making iOS
development very profitable.
Apple
62.6%
Samsung
16.2%
Others
6.1%
Oppo
5.1%
Xiaomi
4%
Huawei
3%
Premium Smartphones Sales Volume (Q1 2022)

3. One of the very first questions you'd
encounter is to whether use Swift or React
Native to build your iOS app.
Swift is used to write native iOS apps. It was
introduced by Apple in 2014 and it supports
Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks.
On the other hand, React Native is a cross-
platform development framework. React
apps work on both iOS and Android.
THE BIG QUESTION

4. SWIFT
Swift is a general-purpose programming
language introduced by Apple in 2014.
Swift apps support all Apple devices,
including iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple TV,
and Apple Watch.
Swift apps benefit from advantages same as
native development such as faster
development, less app size, fewer bugs,
and exclusive Apple Store support.
Swift also includes Apple's Cocoa and
Cocoa Touch framework, which you will
miss in React Native.
Apps built with Swift

5. React Native is a cross-platform
development framework introduced by
Facebook in 2017. React apps support both
iOS and Android.
React Native is known for its rich libraries
that make it easy, fun and fast to develop
mobile apps.
The Hot Reload feature in React Native
allows developers to instantly test changes
within the IDE.
REACT NATIVE
Apps built with React Native

6. User interface
Performance
Speed of coding
Stability
iOS native user interface
widgets and libraries
Parameters Swift React Native
Documentation & Support
Uses native components APIs &
cross-platform
Superior performance, access
to all iPhone features
Dependency to 3rd party APIs
lead to inferior performance
Fast and simple, but needs
separate app for Android
Up to 70% reusable code when
coding for iOS & Android
No issues No issues, generally
Great documentation and a
prosperous community
Great documentation and a
very large community base

7. CONCLUSION
Swift apps benefit from native development
advantages like superior performance, latest
features, and control over the device.
Swift is the perfect choice if most of your
target users are on iPhone and/or you
cannot compromise performance for speed
to market or development cost.
With React Native, you can save in
development costs and time and target both
iOS and Android devices at once.
Go for React Native if you want to target
both iOS and Android platforms and all you
need is some simple UI and animations.

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